Alien refugees in South Africa

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The new sci-fi movie called District 9 tells the tale of an alien species looking for refuge on earth. Their craft ends up above the city of Johannesburg in South Africa. The humans force the aliens to live in a slum (pictured), called District 9. For today’s quiz, we want to know the name of the real-life slum just outside of Johannesburg where the movie was filmed. Geoffrey York, Africa bureau chief of Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper has the answer for you. >>>Click here for a District 9 trailer.

Geo Quiz

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Moviegoers will have an edge for today’s Geo Quiz. If you’ve seen District 9, you’ll know aliens arrive over Johannesburg. But the movie was filmed in a famous township south-west of the South African city. Can you name it?

South African township

The movie District 9 was filmed in a famous township south-west of Johannesburg in South Africa. Can you name it?